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Professor Noam Chomsky Explores the Current Rhetoric of “Terror” and “Terrorism”

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Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor at MIT, is a world renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst. Recent books include Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky, 9/11, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, American Power and the New Mandarins.

Last Friday, he gave a speech at the University of Houston which examines the current rhetoric of “terror” and “terrorism” in the United States. The speech was recorded by Mark Pirtle of Houston Media Source.

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  • Professor Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor at MIT.

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